2022
Babesia duncani in Culture and in Mouse (ICIM) Model for the Advancement of Babesia Biology, Pathogenesis, and Therapy.
Kumari V, Pal A, Singh P, Mamoun C. Babesia duncani in Culture and in Mouse (ICIM) Model for the Advancement of Babesia Biology, Pathogenesis, and Therapy. Bio-protocol 2022, 12 PMID: 36620533, PMCID: PMC9795036, DOI: 10.21769/bioprotoc.4549.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMouse modelHuman red blood cellsRed blood cellsC3H/HeJ miceBlood cellsHuman babesiosisMalaria-like illnessB. duncaniImportant health impactsTick-borne diseaseBlood transfusionTick biteLethal infectionHeJ miceRare caseBabesia duncaniImmunocompromised miceAnimal modelsHuman infectionsParasitic diseasesBabesia microtiDiseaseElderly peopleIntraerythrocytic parasitesB. microti
2018
A recombinant virus vaccine that protects against both Chikungunya and Zika virus infections
Chattopadhyay A, Aguilar PV, Bopp NE, Yarovinsky TO, Weaver SC, Rose JK. A recombinant virus vaccine that protects against both Chikungunya and Zika virus infections. Vaccine 2018, 36: 3894-3900. PMID: 29807712, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.05.095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChikungunya virusZika virusA129 miceVesicular stomatitis virusChimeric vesicular stomatitis virusZika virus infectionWild-type miceSingle-dose vaccineRecombinant virus vaccineCo-circulating virusesLicensed vaccineSingle vaccinationZIKV infectionAntibody responsePandemic proportionsVirus vaccineVirus infectionAnimal modelsExperimental vaccinesVaccineMiceInfectionInvasive mosquito vectorsVSV glycoproteinVirus